Solicitor / Senior Solicitor / Associate (1 + years PQE)

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In the last three years, our firm's revenue has grown by 20%, and we have welcomed almost 100 new colleagues. Today, we have more than 800 colleagues and offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, London, Abu Dhabi and Brussels. We combine our colleagues' expertise in all business areas, to deliver Enlightened Thinking - new knowledge and new legal possibilities - uniquely suited to our Scottish, UK and international clients.

JOB TITLE

Solicitor / Senior Solicitor / Associate 1 + years PQE - Real Estate / Rural Business

Based in our Aberdeen office

REPORTING TO

Clive Phillips, Partner and Head of Rural Business & Natural Capital

JOB PURPOSE

We have an opportunity for a Solicitor / Senior Solicitor / Associate 1+ years PQE to join the Rural Business team within the Real Estate practice area in Aberdeen. This is a unique opportunity to join the rural team lead by Clive Phillips who leads this sector at Brodies.

The Rural Business sector is a vibrant and important part of the Scottish economy that is constantly changing and requires solicitors that can adapt to clients' needs and expectations. The sector encompasses not only traditional land uses and activities but wide-ranging commercial interests requiring commercially minded and innovative advisers. We are recognised as an ambitious and market leading team acting for estates, farming and rural businesses, community bodies, lenders, funders, developers and public sector organisations across Scotland. We already have the largest dedicated team in this sector offering not only market leading legal but also first rate strategic and commercial advice.

We are looking for someone with ambition and passion to work in the rural sector and we will provide a supportive team and an opportunity to develop a career in rural property.

CORE TASKS

The role holder will have the opportunity to experience a wide range of work as follows:

• Purchase and sale of estates, farms, forestry and other rural land.
• Providing advice to landowners on rural development including residential, renewables, telecommunications and quarrying.
• Providing advice to landowners in relation to emerging Natural Capital markets including carbon codes and biodiversity.
• Ongoing management legal advice to estates and rural businesses of all sizes including sales of bare land, sales of residential properties, and advising on issues such as land reform, trustee/partnership conveyancing, creation of title conditions.
• Advising on matters relating to agricultural holdings in both contentious and non-contentious situations, including the creation, termination and variation of agricultural tenancies, fixed equipment obligations and the pre-emptive right to buy.
• Advising on other types of lettings, such as commercial, residential, sportings and amenity leases.
• Title queries relating to Sasines and Land Registered titles including boundary disputes, access issues and title conditions.
• Purchase, sale, letting and management of sporting interests including salmon fishings, grouse moors and deer forests.
• Completion of voluntary registration projects for some of the most interesting and challenging titles in Scotland for some great clients.
• Commercial and other contractual work related to land use (including overage agreements) and business structures in the sector.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Genuine interest and enthusiasm for the rural sector and rural property work.
• Works to understand the department's key clients, the sector they operate in and the challenges they face.
• Takes responsibility for own transactions and advice.
• Committed to highest level of client care and service.
• Committed to taking personal responsibility to learn on the job and keep knowledge up to date on legal issues affecting our clients.
• Willingness to learn and participate in our comprehensive training program
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Shows an interest in technical law and can interpret legislation and apply it to specific circumstances.
• Strong written and oral communication skills - communicates clearly and concisely. Adapts style of communication appropriately when dealing with colleagues and clients.
• Research skills.
• Ability to deal with competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates the Brodies values at all times - Courage, Character, Care, Collegiate, Collaborative.
• Be aware of Brodies' information security policies, and protect information assets from unauthorised access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference at all times.

SKILLS

• Self-motivated and driven.
• Prepared, organised and able to prioritise.
• Commercial and profit focus.
• Excellent conduct and communication skills.